This is not the table for rating sea kayaking, but for any undertaking, even driving your car! This appeared in the January / February issue of Nat?l Geographic Adventure. I met to send this yesterday but I forgot the magazine. At the Wilderness Risk Management Conference they used this matrix called "Potential Causes of Accidents in Outdoor Pursuits" which has been edited by Jed Williamson over the years. Each column is one of the crucial categories accidents fall into. The matrix shows that accidents are almost never the result of a single, random factor, but factors from all three categories combine to form the accident. It is easy to analyze an accident with this matrix. More importantly, if you keep this in mind, you can prevent yourself from making mistakes. I know for me, the most common is trying to adhere to an arbitrary schedule and hurrying through things. UNSAFE CONDITIONS -Falling Rocks / Objects -Weather -Swift / Cold Water -Area Security -Equipment / Clothing -Animals / Plants -Physical / Psych Profile UNSAFE ACTS -Protection -Instruction -Supervision -Unsafe Speed -Food / Drink -Position -Improper Procedure ERRORS IN JUDGMENT -Pleasing Others -Schedule -Misperception -Disregarding Instincts -Fatigue -Distraction -Miscommunication -New or Unexpected Situation Hope this serves as a simple reference for common sense Tim *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In case some folks missed this (it showed up in rec.boats.kayak - not an official newsgroup - a short while ago): >Attention all kayakers! > >This is a new research center for all kinds of aboriginal kayaks that I have >posted here. > >http://www.arctickayaks.com > >David > >-- >David W. Zimmerly >RR3 Stn Main >Perth, Ontario K7H 3C5 Canada >Email: dwzimmerly_at_arctickayaks.com >Web Site: http://www.arctickayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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